Verbs describe actions in past, present, or future {tense, verb}|. Present, simple past, and future tense are main tenses {primary tense}. Tense {simple tense} can have no auxiliary. Not all languages use tense. Mood and tense relate.
Present tense {historical present} can stand in relation to past.
Actions or states can result from past actions or states {perfect tense}.
Actions or states can be about past {pluperfect} {past perfect tense}.
Tense can express that action was in past {preterit}.
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